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Black Iris Systems
Dodson, DCase SGSB-E492-EEntrepreneurshipThe Black Iris Systems vignette describes a brief scenario where the CEO of Black Iris Systems, Malcolm Briggs, receives opposing emails from two of his board members re: their differing points of view about their participation in the board. The scenario causes him to evaluate the role of board members and his goals for the organization.Starting at €8.20
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Donatella, LLC
Dodson, DCase SGSB-E493-EEntrepreneurshipDonatella, LLC will be losing a key board member in about two years, and the current board members must work to find a new member to replace him with someone with similar operational experience. After finding Peter Jeter, the company struggles with how to pay him, as detailed in an email chain between the board of directors. Sara Johnson, Donatella’s CEO, becomes stuck in a situation of choosing to overpay this new board member, upset her board m...Starting at €8.20
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Search Funds - 2013: Selected Observations
Dodson, D; Kelly, P; Grousbeck, I; Rosenthal, S; Luther, JCase SGSB-E521-EEntrepreneurshipSince 1996, the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business has conducted a series of studies on the performance of search funds. This study, as well as its predecessors, has endeavored to gather data and gain insight into all known search funds. Each of these studies portrays the aggregate characteristics of search funds, presents their principals’ backgrounds, and evaluates the investment returns gener...Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Getting the Most Out of Your Board Meetings
Dodson, D; Pohlmeyer, SCase SGSB-E631-EEntrepreneurshipIn your first year as chief executive officer (CEO), you will encounter a host of management challenges and opportunities—all of which can be navigated more skillfully if you can tap into the insights and perspectives of a handful of seasoned operators and investors. For this reason, your board can have a significant impact on the company’s performance. Unfortunately, CEOs often get far less value out of their boards in the first few years than...Starting at €8.20
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2016 Search Fund Study: Selected Observations
Kelly, P; Dodson, D; Grousheck, IH; Pohlmeyer, S; Rosenthal, SCase SGSB-E605-EEntrepreneurshipSince 1996, the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) has conducted a series of studies on the performance of search funds. These studies endeavor to gather data and gain insight into all known search funds. The studies aggregate the characteristics of search funds, present their principals’ backgrounds, and evaluate the investment returns generated by first-time search funds to their origina...Starting at €8.20
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Nashton Partners
Dodson, D; Hornblower, JCase SGSB-E422-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows the story of Jay Davis and Jason Pananos, classmates from Harvard Business School who started a search fund, Nashton Partners. The case covers their decision to launch a search fund, their investment objectives and goals, and then the search process over a two-year period. The core of the case discusses two specific acquisition opportunities the fund is considering – United Energy Services and Vector Disease Control Inc. Ther...Starting at €8.20
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Eyewitness Survillance
Dodson, DCase SGSB-E523-EEntrepreneurshipThe Eyewitness Surveillance case tells the story of Rush Arnold and RT McCloy, friends who met while studying at Wharton, who raise a search fund under the name Channelstone Partners. In the fall of 2010, after having spent two-thirds of their search fund capital and reviewed over 200 companies, they came across Eyewitness Surveillance, a company specializing in the use of video technology to protect the assets of car dealerships. Eyewitness’ c...Starting at €8.20
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Broadway Angels: Preparing for the Future
Strbulaev, I; QuiglessMCase SGSB-E531-EEntrepreneurshipThe Broadway Angels investment group represents one of the few women-run angel groups in Silicon Valley. The group was founded by some of the most illustrious investors and operators with the mission to generate strong returns to members and inspire women in tech and investing. The case begins during the April 2014 investment meeting of the Broadway Angels. The members are evaluating an investment in Other Machine Co (OMC) and contemplating th...Starting at €8.20
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BOBST Group: Costing New Parts
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Oyon, Daniel; Regazzoni A.Case SGSB-A204-ESebastien Solana se había unido recientemente al equipo de investigación y desarrollo de Bobst Group, un proveedor de la industria gráfica. Su primera tarea fue examinar los elementos estructurales de la SPeria® Foilmaster 102 (una máquina de corte para productos de embalaje) con el objetivo de reducir su costo de producción. Solana había analizado el diseño de una pieza específica, el rodamiento montado, y había diseñado un nuevo rodamiento mont...Starting at €8.20